diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2b1f1db..6384a48 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
     dependsOn publishMavenRepoImage
 }
 
-task deploy (dependsOn: publishMavenRepoImage, type: Exec) {
+task deploy (type: Exec) {
     doLast {
         println "Using deployment config: $deployConfig"
         File configFile = new File(deployConfig)